WoW is the new "third place"

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2-12-2009 @ 6:18PM

Jyotai said...

I can see that for WoW.

But has anyone ever tried to sit down and 'hang out' in a Starbucks. Those places do not offer a friendly space. Its a hustle bustle rushed atmosphere. It would be like hanging out at a Burger King (which some teens do in fact do, but that's no adult hangout).

Coffee shops are 'third place' environments, but not the new coffee shop chain variety of them. You need to find the older ones with more chair space, room for an open mic environment, book readings, or whatever. We've still got a few of those left in San Francisco, but there was a time when they were a norm.

Today though, that sort of space if mostly gone from American society, and places like WoW are starting to become their replacement.

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